Due to his preceived high injury risk, you should be able to get Guardado at great value. Given the contract he's just signed, I say he'll probably be fine and will post 35 plus saves with excellent ratios. However, to be on the safeside, if you do draft Eddie, also ensure you grab JJ Putz as well in the last round.

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New Zealand Fan wrote:Due to his preceived high injury risk, you should be able to get Guardado at great value. Given the contract he's just signed, I say he'll probably be fine and will post 35 plus saves with excellent ratios. However, to be on the safeside, if you do draft Eddie, also ensure you grab JJ Putz as well in the last round.

Bloody Nipples wrote:I just picked him as my #1 closer in the 11th round of a 16 team league as the 170th overall pick. I dont like him being my #1 closer, but he is a great value where I got him, IMO. I was forced into missing a couple closer runs, so thats why I only have him so far.

damn you!

i wouldn't like him being my #1 closer either, but i'm betting on him being fine this year. you can always find closers during the season. don't gamble with him in an early round...but if he's available past the 12th, 13th...i'd say it's a good pick.

Good point. The Mariners are going to be much better offensively this year and don't overlook the the importance of a good set-up man. When Everyday Eddie was in Minnesota he had LaTroy Hawkins was his dominant set-up man. Last year the Mariners set-up man, Rafeal Soriano was injured I believe most of the year. This year with Soriano healthy much of the late inning pressure will be deverted to Rafeal instead of Eddie pitching 2 innings every time out.

red_sox_fan2004 wrote: This year with Soriano healthy much of the late inning pressure will be deverted to Rafeal instead of Eddie pitching 2 innings every time out.

Soriano is out until atleast July....but probably longer...

Rototimes wrote:Ideally, Rafael Soriano will be recovered from his Tommy John surgery around the All-Star break, according to the Seattle Times. "It's usually 12 to 15 months to come back, but he might be able to do it in 11," trainer Rick Griffin said. "He could pitch in the majors in July, if it continues to go smoothly."

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England's Worcester Canoe Club set the world record for paddling a hand-propelled bathtub. The 25 man team covered a distance of 55 miles, 425 yards in 24 hours on September 28 and 29, 1979.